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Visalia's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Visalia took in $327 million and spent $312 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%Fines and other12%State tax money5.9%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Visalia's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes44%

Sales tax
18%$57.9 million
Other taxes
16%$52.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$40.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$456 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$33.0 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$114 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Sewer$32.2 million
  • Garbage collection$24.1 million
  • Transit fares$19.5 million
  • Housing$16.3 million
  • Other service charges$16.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Airport$2.4 million
  • Road charges$209 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.8%$9.2 million

State tax money5.9%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
5.9%$19.4 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$934 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$39.0 million
Fines
0.2%$676 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Sent to other local governments14%Running the government and other costs9.4%All other spending12%

What stands out

14%

of Visalia's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
25%$78.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$43.2 million
  • Public transit$33.1 million
  • Airports$2.1 million
  • Parking$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$77.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$52.7 million
  • Fire protection$21.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$308 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$45.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$24.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$20.8 million
Sent to other local governments
14%$43.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$38.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$29.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.8 million
  • Government buildings$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$15.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15.4 million
Housing and community development
4.8%$14.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$4.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.3 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$3.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Visalia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Visalia itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.